Dr. Craig Tilghman specializes in general obstetrics & gynecology. On average, patients gave him a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. Dr. Tilghman takes Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. He studied medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

Dr. Robert Trent is a general gynecology specialist. Dr. Trent graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He is rated 4.5 stars out of 5 by his patients. He is in-network for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic, as well as other insurance carriers.

Dr. Thomas Lewellen's areas of specialization are obstetrics and gynecology. He is in-network for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic, in addition to other insurance carriers. He studied medicine at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Anita Spirek practices obstetrics and gynecology in Georgetown, KY. She honors Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, Humana Catastrophic, and more. Dr. Spirek is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Dr. Lauren Beaven's area of specialization is general obstetrics & gynecology. She is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic.

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What is Obstetrics & Gynecology?

An obstetrician / gynecologist, or OB/GYN for short, is a doctor who specializes in women’s health, pregnancy, and disorders of the female reproductive system. Obstetrics refers to medical care for issues surrounding pregnancy, from preconception until after birth; gynecology refers to other health issues specific to women, such as birth control and infertility treatment, female urology, breast care, and disorders of the ovaries and uterus.

There are four recognized subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology:

Maternal-fetal medicine, which is a branch of obstetrics caring for high-risk pregnancies

Reproductive endocrinology, a subspecialty focused on the treatment of infertility

Gynecological oncology, which deals with cancers of the female reproductive system

Female pelvic medicine, which involves surgical treatments for problems of the pelvic organs

An OB/GYN performs a large range of procedures. Some of these include biopsies, ultrasounds, laparoscopy, breast exams, tubal ligation, endometrial ablation, cervical cerclage, amniocentesis, and newborn circumcision.

Obstetricians and gynecologists are one of the few specialists that can provide preventative care for their patients when they are healthy, medical care for patients when they are sick, and surgical care. For example, an OB/GYN may counsel an adolescent about safe sexual health, prescribe medication such as birth control pills, take a pap smear, and perform a cesarean section surgery all in the same day. OB/GYNs specialize in providing care for healthy women and pregnancies, as well as treating medical issues from incontinence and infertility to cancer.